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Diversity Reflection Paper

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Cassandra, thank you for sharing your diversity reflection. I directly connect with your statement “Diversity allows us to embrace every individual’s uniqueness and look at them for who they are and not compare them to societies mold of the ideal person”. Often time’s health care is focused directly on “textbook research”. The truth of the matter is, yes “textbook research” is valuable within evidence based practice, and however, patients from different cultures need application of “textbook research” molded to fit within their culture not just medical culture. The journal article, Dignity, equality and diversity: an exploration of how discriminatory behaviour of healthcare workers affects patient dignity, “All healthcare workers should understand

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